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ANZ to partner with AWA in SE Asia program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... more broadly." AWA currently has a project underway in Vietnam and the industry body is engaging with the major public utilities, government regulators and private companies on a governance framework to increase the transparency and efficiency of the ...

BP shareholders pass Aiming for A climate risk resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... organisations and local authorities. Aiming for A was formed in 2012 and is engaging with 10 major UK-listed extractives and utilities companies with the goal of getting them to demonstrate good management of the strategic carbon challenge by aiming ...

Utilities sector face material ESG issues: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
The utilities sector globally is exposed to material environmental, social and governance (ESG) issue that will require companies to innovate in the face of radical change in coming years, according to a report by Sustainalytics. Sustainalytics undertook ...

Investors to engage with payday lenders over practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... budgeting facility for recipients of governmental welfare payments. It allows automatic deductions for bills such as utilities and housing, and consumer leasing payments for household goods can also be included. "...[An]y changes to CentrePay arrangements ...

Social, regulatory risks to growing payday lending market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... budgeting facility for recipients of governmental welfare payments. It allows automatic deductions for bills such as utilities and housing, and consumer leasing payments for household goods can also be included. Credit Suisse cites tightening of CentrePay ...

AMP Capital to advise GII on renewable infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... AMP Capital CEO International. "We have expertise across a range of sectors from transport, such as airports, to power/utilities and already have a number of renewable energy assets in our infrastructure equity and debt portfolios worldwide. There has ...

ACCR to continue engaging over banks' carbon disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... much of its lending to the mining sector is to fossil fuels as well as the carbon intensity of its infrastructure and utilities portfolio. ANZ has disclosed the emissions intensity of its power generation lending." While the banks are developing their ...

CEFC looks to increase investment in bioenergy projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... that reduce energy costs, waste and carbon emissions across sectors including manufacturing, agriculture, horticulture, utilities and local government." The CEFC is capable of financing bioenergy projects such as converting food and meat processing waste ...

RIAA panel discusses tackling ESG duties, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... with a 300-500 million fund over time. These are attractive investment opportunities. If you're looking for growth in utilities, look at solar and look at wind." Scale and collaboration matters in other areas of ESG-related response - Gordon Hagart ...

Westpac increases lending to cleantech, enviro services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... industry in Australi. Westpac noted that it has introduced reporting on the emissions intensity of its infrastructure and utilities portfolio and breakdowns of lending to the natural resources and CleanTech and environmental services sectors. Westpac ...